Influence of Age on Associations Between Childhood Risk Factors and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood

Abstract

Our analyses from 4 longitudinal cohorts showed that the strength of the associations between childhood risk factors and carotid intima-media thickness is dependent on childhood age. On the basis of these data, risk factor measurements obtained at or after 9 years of age are predictive of subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood.